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The article is devoted to the manipulation techniques in the most popular videos about coronavirus posted on the YouTube platform. The aim of the study is to examine the use of manipulation techniques in videos produced by professional journalists and bloggers. The research methodology is based on content analysis. The sample includes videos with over 1 million views. The time period covers January 2020 (the spread of COVID-19) - February 2022 (the spread of the Omicron variant in Russia). The obvious interest of the audience in the topic of coronavirus is traced in March - May 2020, when the first cases of the disease were recorded in Russia, and then a lockdown was announced. The most popular topics are: the virus itself (what COVID-19 is, how the infection occurs, how it acts when it enters the body), vaccination (the danger of vaccination, possible consequences), the spread of COVID-19. Some authors resort to clickbait headlines and titles. Most of the videos (55%) are informative in nature. In 22% of the materials, the information source is not mentioned. The author of the article makes a conclusion about a fairly high frequency of manipulation techniques (such techniques are found in 44% of the videos). The most common manipulation techniques are an appeal to emotions, false linkage and alarming music.
ABSTRACT
The article is devoted to the manipulation techniques in the most popular videos about coronavirus posted on the YouTube platform. The aim of the study is to examine the use of manipulation techniques in videos produced by professional journalists and bloggers. The research methodology is based on content analysis. The sample includes videos with over 1 million views. The time period covers January 2020 (the spread of COVID-19) – February 2022 (the spread of the Omicron variant in Russia). The obvious interest of the audience in the topic of coronavirus is traced in March – May 2020, when the first cases of the disease were recorded in Russia, and then a lockdown was announced. The most popular topics are: the virus itself (what COVID-19 is, how the infection occurs, how it acts when it enters the body), vaccination (the danger of vaccination, possible consequences), the spread of COVID-19. Some authors resort to clickbait headlines and titles. Most of the videos (55%) are informative in nature. In 22% of the materials, the information source is not mentioned. The author of the article makes a conclusion about a fairly high frequency of manipulation techniques (such techniques are found in 44% of the videos). The most common manipulation techniques are an appeal to emotions, false linkage and alarming music. © 2023, MSU Publishing House. All rights reserved.
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Looking for the media presentation of the COVID-19 pandemic in religious communities on 5 Croatian web portals (Jutarnji.hr, Vecernji.hr, 24sata.hr, Glas-slavonije.hr, Index.hr), the paper consists of two parts. The first part presents numeric data of infected and dead religious, and self-isolated religious in the period of 15 March to 15 November 2020. The purpose of the second part of the paper is to analyse the media's presentation of COVID-19 in religious communities checking was it in a sensationalist manner. The study is conducted by using the method of quantitative and qualitative content analysis of 5 web portals in the period of 15 March to 15 November 2020. Specific goals of the research are to examine the objectivity of the articles' content and whether they conform to the Media Act, to observe values promoted in an article, and to notice differences in the COVID-19 media reports in female religious communities compared to COVID-19 media reports in male religious communities. The paper deals with the power of media in creating the image of religious communities in the Croatian public. © 2023 Christian Academic Circle. All rights reserved.
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This article revisits 1980s media coverage about the AIDS epidemic in the United States. Using insights from feminist media and affect theory, I examine the widespread perception that both science and journalism failed in their responsibility to report accurately about AIDS. The AIDS crisis intensified deep debates within both fields: about how scientists should translate complicated scientific issues into clear messaging about risk, and how reporters should frame and amplify those messages. Scientists and journalists also had to contend with new pressures from activists, "citizen scientists," and conservative culture warriors. In battling over what should be reported about AIDS, scientists, journalists, and advocacy groups all accused their opponents of the sins of sensationalism and fearmongering. Revisiting these debates helps us understand today's challenges around "risk messaging" about COVID-19 and the difficulties of differentiating between "healthy" and "unhealthy" fear.
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The football rivalry between Real Madrid CF and FC Barcelona is one of the most popular at club level globally. In Spain, where it is known as El Clasico (the Classic), it has an unrivalled status in the sports media industry. Its significance relies in part to the historical tension between Catalonia, the region of which Barcelona is the main centre, and Madrid, the capital of Spain. The exaltation of confrontation and partisanship is the central feature of highly popular radio programmes devoted to El Clasico. This study aimed to observe how the media discourse articulated by these programmes was affected by the fact that, during the Covid-19 pandemic, matches were played in empty venues. Through the comparisons of broadcasts of two games, one from 2017 and from 2020, the paper shows that the sensationalistic style is toned down, and a less polarised and partisan sports journalism is possible.